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Boilers have been rated in horsepower (steam) going back to industrial revolution if not bit before. https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/boiler-horsepower-d_1061.html https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/boiler-horsepower-d_1061.html Comparison was between work done by actual horses versus steam...

Many if not most early at least steam heated tumblers did not have thermostats. There was a means provided for controlling amount of air sucked into steam coil area. Usually a lever or knob on side of steam box that controlled some sort of damper or valve which in turn controlled how much air...

Westinghouse Dryer: https://hibid.com/lot/263944161/vintage-westinghouse-clothes-dryer?ref=lot-list GE Filter Flow washer & Kenmore Dryer: https://hibid.com/lot/263522328/ge-7-cycle-washer-and-a-kenmore-electric-dryer?ref=lot-list

Have given up bothering. Things either go or are going to the tip (by whatever means) in whole or at stripped down for parts first. Latter will go on fleaPay or something. Life is just too short to bother with too much nonsense. At least now we know why many sellers don't want to hear from...

They have no shame some people. What crust! Even if person couldn't take machines he should have at least done proper thing and paid for them so you wouldn't be out of pocket.

IIRC W1 washers can reach temp of 170F on certain cycles. Naturally doing so from tap cold water is going to take longer compared to 2100 to 3000 watts of heating power that came with Miele washers of old.

Commercial/industrial laundries that use steam to heat various appliances (washers, dryers, mangles, hand irons...) usually have two lines. One is incoming steam, the other is to drain away condensate (what forms when steam cools and condenses back to water after giving up heat). That...

Last few days things were basically down to two bidders up against each other. Someone new came in at last few minutes and copped the lot for $2,400 USD Sure hope those units don't have issues, winning bidder's CC will be charged at once for final hammer price plus BP, and that will be that...

Those extractors (centrifuges) in laundries were long a danger even when just used by industrial or commercial establishments. After some poor wee lad had his arm ripped off by a Bock extractor that was it far as laundromats were concerned. Many either took the things out an or disabled them...

Am no expert but do not believe immersion heating elements (shown in picture) can be swapped in as replacement for convector type. Will give you that convectors usually are nothing more than one or series of tubes surrounded by fins, but that's the thing isn't it? Fins are there to create and...

Steam has greater heating capacity than hot water. You see this in difference between convectors or radiators used for hydronic (hot water) heating versus steam. Those for former must be larger or more of them than when latter is used. Dryer design will only accommodate radiators/convectors...

Congrats! You'll be taking in washing by this time next year! *LOL* Need to add a mangle to your collection to make professional suite complete.

Motors and electronics on modern laundry and dishwashing appliances consume very little energy. Big draws on juice comes from heaters, especially resistance heating. Basically anything that adds or removes heat (such as AC or refrigeration) uses good to large amounts of energy. One quibble...

Vintage Apex h-axis washer complete with wringer. https://hibid.com/lot/260277965/apex-electric-washer?ref=lot-list Capacity seems likely less than Thor Cylinder washers, but still proves what was out there in early part of prior century. That is taking a page from laundries domestic washing...

Gosh! From a few bucks to nearly $3k with about a day left of bidding. Hope didn't cause any hurt feelings by listing this auction causing someone to miss out .